There is a prayer between every two Adhāns; there is a prayer between every two Adhāns." The third time, he said: "for whoever wills

Arabic text

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ، بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ» ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ: «لِمَنْ شَاءَ».

Translation

‘Abdullāh ibn Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is a prayer between every two Adhāns; there is a prayer between every two Adhāns." The third time, he said: "for whoever wills."

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that there is a supererogatory prayer between every Adhān and Iqāmah, repeating this three times. He informed in the third time that this is recommended for whoever wants to offer this prayer.

Benefits

• Prayer between the Adhān and Iqāmah is recommended.
• It was part of the Prophet's guidance to repeat his statement, so as to make it heard and stress the significance of what he said.
• The "two Adhāns" refers to the Adhān and Iqāmah. They are called two Adhāns for its dominant usage, such as saying: the two moons (i.e., the sun and the moon) and the two ‘Umars (i.e., Abu Bakr and ‘Umar).
• The Adhān announces that the time of prayer has come, and the Iqāmah announces that prayer is about to be performed.

Topics

• Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles
• Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship
• Prayer
• The Azan and Iqaamah
• Voluntary Prayer